"There is as yet no civilized society, but only a society in the process of becoming civilized. There is as yet no civilized nation, but only nations in the process of becoming civilized. From this standpoint, we can now speak of a collective task of humankind. The task of humanity is to build a genuine civilization."

-- Felix Adler

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“The characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did not know.”
“It is better to put on the brakes sooner, for some fine day you begin to understand — to pardon everything — and then where is the charm of life, if you cannot love or hate any more?”

Source : "Professor Bernhardi: A Comedy".
“I consciously try not to play favorites with my characters or my books.”
“But if, if you take a look at what would have happened, I mean, do we need to see soup lines down the street to figure out what would have happened? We avoided - and all economists will tell you that millions of jobs were saved because of the Recovery Act, and we avoided a second Great Depression. That, that is a reality.”

Source : "Meet the Press" with David Gregory, www.nbcnews.com. October 10, 2010.
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.”
“Killing is an excellent way of dealing with a hostility problem.”
“We begin as dupes and end as scoundrels.”
“To give liberty to a slave before he understands its value is, perhaps, rather to impose a penalty than to bestow a blessing ...”

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